Guiding ideas for gap years | linus.coffee
This is the third note I’ve written about my ideas around gap years. I think that’s probably three too many, but I also seem to keep getting questions about it. The previous notes were more about the decision to take a gap year. This one is more about what to do with it – given the immense whitespace for opportunity and choice in a gap year, how do you make the most of it?
This is the third note I've written about my ideas around gap years. I think that's probably three too many, but I also seem to keep getting questions about it. The previous notes were more about the decision to take a gap year . This one is more about what to do with it - given the immense whitespace for opportunity and choice in a gap year, how do you make the most of it? Some general heuristics I think are useful for navigating a time with a lot of whitespace, like a gap year. Leave room for serendipity . Don't prematurely pack your schedule, neither short term nor long term, with commitmen
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